Latin America is a mostly Catholic and Christian region due to the influence of the Spanish colonization. The Christmas It is a celebration of Christian origin that aims to commemorate the Jesus birththe central figure of Christianity.
This celebration of religious origin is part of the traditional festivals that are most popular in the region, However, there is a Latin American country that for a century “eliminated” Christmas and other religious holidays.
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This is Uruguay, the country that, although it maintains the holidays, stopped celebrating Christmas officially. In this nation, December 25 is a holiday, but for the celebration of Family Day.
This decision was made in 1919 obeying the principle of the Constitution of 1918, plebiscited in 1917, which established Uruguay as a secular country, For this reason, obeying the separation of the State and the Church, the Latin American country maintained the holidays, but stopped institutionally recognizing the religious reason behind them.
As in the case of the Christmas, Easter is not celebrated either, but the week of Tourism; Children’s Day is celebrated on the day of the Three Kings, and the day of the Virgin Mary is replaced by the day of the Beaches.
However, This does not mean that they are prohibited celebrations, because in the streets, and those who wish, celebrate Christmas on December 24 and they follow traditions such as decorating with lights and recognizing this celebration as a holiday of Christian origin.
